We all know the problem with plastic, it’s something we’ve been banging on about for a long time! In the last few years the issue has really come into the public consciousness and people...
If you watched Blue Planet UK last week you may have seen something you didn’t know existed. A new species perhaps, some new terror from the deep depths of the sea? Not quite, something...
We all do our bit to reduce our levels of plastic waste, whether it’s washing and recycling our plastics or simply not buying them to begin with, but plastic microfibre pollution is still a...
We get bombarded with tips on how to reduce our plastic use from everywhere – about as much as we get bombarded with adverts for single use plastics! I know we’ve offered our own...
July begins on Saturday, which means it’s almost time to challenge yourself to stop using plastic! The Plastic Free July campaign began in 2011, born from an idea of the Western Metropolitan Regional Council...
Some good news for conservation and environmentalists! Plastic bag use has plummeted in England since the introduction of a 5p charge in 2015, the government has said. UK naturalist and TV presenter Steve Backshall...
The latest beach survey results from the Marine Conservation Society has revealed nearly 4,000 wet wipes were collected by volunteers during the Great British Beach Clean – a whopping 30% rise on the previous...
The Problem With Plastic There’s a lot of plastic around today; bottles, bags, containers, etc. Plastic, though often useful to us, is also causing both living things and the environment a lot of problems....
We are always told to drink more water, for our health, for our complexion, to keep hydrated, to stay cool on a hot day – we’ve heard it all before. As summer approaches, it...
A couple of us at Ethical HQ decided to take on the Plastic Free July challenge, and spent the month saying no to single-use disposable plastic. Why is this important? Why did we bother?...
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